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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-TPH-45
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy dictating memoranda. President Kennedy dictates the first memorandum to Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy on a proposed article on counter-guerrilla tactics. President Kennedy dictates the second memorandum to Bundy on the policy for Cuba. President Kennedy dictates the third memorandum to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Lyman Lemnitzer on troop levels in Vietnam. President Kennedy dictates the fourth memorandum to Secretary of State Dean Rusk on foreign aid, defense, and balance of payments involving West Germany and Europe. President Kennedy dictates the fifth memorandum to Special Assistant to the President Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., on a proposed electoral commission.The recording begins in mid-sentence. Occasionally, the dictation belt skips.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-087-002
Sound recording of a meeting between President John F. Kennedy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, and the founder of the Action Committee for the United States of Europe Jean Monnet. The discussion provides the President with an informal view, from the European side, of the multilateral force negotiations with Europe and the overall relations between the United States and its Western allies. The President’s upcoming trip to Europe is also discussed. Partway through the meeting the President takes a telephone call about civil rights issues in Alabama. Only President Kennedy’s side of the telephone conversation is recorded on this tape. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 87, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 87 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-117-002
Sound recording of a meeting held on October 24, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, and Special Military Assistant to the President Maxwell Taylor. They discuss American forces in Europe, and topics include long range troop strength in Europe, Germany, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a draft of a speech, Soviet missiles, and the Multilateral Force (MLF). This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 117/A53, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 117/A53 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-090-001
Sound recording of part of a meeting held on May 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Paul-Henri Spaak. This meeting begins on Tape 89. They continue to discuss relations between the United States and Europe, the Multilateral Force (MLF), and President Kennedy’s upcoming trip to Europe. Mr. Spaak speaks in French and is the main speaker at the meeting. President Kennedy’s interpreter can be heard only in whispers, making it difficult to discern any content. Mainly office noises and hallway conversations follow the meeting for about 14 minutes. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 90, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 90 in its entirety or the beginning of this recording on Tape 89.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-089-007
Sound recording of part of a meeting held on May 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Paul-Henri Spaak. They discuss relations between the United States and Europe, the Multilateral Force (MLF), and President Kennedy’s upcoming trip to Europe. Mr. Spaak speaks in French and is the main speaker at the meeting. President Kennedy’s interpreter can be heard only in whispers, making it difficult to discern any content. The recording of this meeting ends abruptly and continues on Tape 90. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 89, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding this one. See Related Records to access Tape 89 in its entirety or the remainder of this recording on Tape 90.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-089-005
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Foreign Minister of the Netherlands Joseph Luns. In this long talk they banter about issues such as the Multilateral Force (MLF), Europe, and the future of European-U.S. relations. The tone of this meeting is surprisingly informal. Two segments of the recording totaling 35 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 89, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 89 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-089-004
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 28, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy, Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency William Foster, and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs William R. Tyler. The main subject of the meeting is Europe and specifically the current situation concerning the Multilateral Force (MLF). An interview that morning with German minister Kai-Uwe von Hassel has President Kennedy quite concerned over Germany and prospects for the MLF. The group also is working on gaining British support for the MLF; a draft letter to British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan is reviewed. Near the end of the meeting the treaty banning atmospheric nuclear weapons tests, later known as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) or the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT), and possible upcoming negotiations on the treaty are debated, with President Kennedy taking a pessimistic view of the prospects for success of the negotiations. Four segments of the recording totaling 57 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 89, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 89 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-089-002
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 25, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara. They discuss European Defense and Canadian/European balance of payments issues. Soon after the meeting begins President Kennedy takes a 14-minute telephone call with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, during which President Kennedy is provided with a synopsis of the previous day’s meeting in New York between Attorney General Kennedy, Lena Horne, Harry Belafonte, James Baldwin and other black leaders who met to discuss the present civil rights situation in Alabama. Please note that only the President’s side of the conversation can be heard in this recording. Meeting discussions resume after the telephone call. Three segments of the recording totaling 1 minutes and 51 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 89, which contains additional sound recording(s) preceding and following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 89 in its entirety.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-MTG-089-001
Sound recording of a meeting held on May 24, 1963, between President John F. Kennedy, Secretary of State Dean Rusk, and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs McGeorge Bundy. The first topic is an overview of the discussions that took place in Ottawa, Ontario, at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) North Atlantic Council Ministerial meeting. Specifically President Kennedy wants to know how much genuine interest there was in Europe for the Multilateral Force (MLF). President Kennedy next discusses the upcoming meeting with French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville. Congress and the United Arab Republic’s Abu Simbel temples are also briefly mentioned before the discussion turns to Israeli nuclear development. Seven segments of the recording totaling 6 minutes and 47 seconds have been removed in accordance with Section 3.4 (b) (1), (3) of Executive Order 12958. This sound recording has been excerpted from Tape 89, which contains additional sound recording(s) following this one. See Related Records to access Tape 89 in its entirety.